Do You Know Your Door Acronyms?

August 29, 2017

The abbreviation of words to form an acronym dates back to antiquity. For example, early Roman Empire doorways prior to the Christian era were adorned with the abbreviation of SPQR for Senatus Populusque Romanus. Although the process of creating acronyms went unstudied for centuries, many usage commentators credit governments and business environments as the launching pad for modern-day initialism.

Like every other business, the door industry has shortened, truncated and abbreviated many of the common terms used in manufacturing, marketing and selling of their products. Listed below are examples door abbreviations and acronyms:

AL - Aluminum

DBL - Double

FG - Full Glass

HG - Half Glass

HM - Hollow Metal

IG - Insulated Glaze (Double-Paned)

LH - Left Hand

SC - Solid Core

DR - Door

EXT - Exterior

HC - Hollow Core

HW - Hardware

INT - Interior

RH - Right Hand

SG - Single-Glazed (Single-Paned)

WD - Wood

Since there are no rules in place to mandate how expansions are to be pronounced, some are enunciated as whole words, e.g. K9 or canine, while others are verbalized by the abbreviated letters, e.g. FBI or F-B-I.

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